Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-05-27
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Dol. Thoa N. Tdrnsr, os Hancock county,
GA, Q number Of years ago kept . strict
account oi sales from his farm, and Of what
hts family consumed from It. and his show
Ing msde clear profit Of II per cont per On.
NUN on poor piny wO0ts land, where many
persons were scsrcely making . living. This
was not duo 10 the iAct Of Nj. Turner'S being
very excellent manager Of bis farm, or 70
giving his farm proper credit for the products
In Col. Turner's calculation, he charged his
family with all meat, poultry, lambs, 10,
consumed, ~ we'll ~ Hour and corn, fruits,
"a, and also charged up the farm with ail
cost of services for his own supervision, then
struck the balance, showing the IA per oent
with slave labor, too. Row that such labor
In thing OF the past aud We have 70 hire
our iabor, u 10 lar easier for us to correctly
eaiimately tha expenses OF the farm. In
order u arrive Ut tho truth cosr0ctly, We
should. on January I, take an inventory Of
oil stock, tools, provisions, land, 10, and
put down the whole amount then on
hand. Then during the yea! charge against
the farm oil expenses made for the farm, and
charge 70 tho ianiiy account oil they con.
sumo from the products, say chickens, pigs,
fruits, vegetables, &C., q market value
Also, charge against the family expense,
house rent, hre wood, use OF horses, &c, and
then you have correct account OF the value
IL months would Indeed surprise us In
showing the real benefit we derive from our
farmA
Tho Advantage Of Thinniag Fruil
There are several important advantages Of
thinning the fruit on overcrowdod trees be-
fore It had made much growth. or boforo II
has reached one half or one-fourth Of its sixa
Among them are, |, finor specimens, better
In quality, handsomer In appearance, their
increased sizs making up for lever numbers;
2, bent tit to the trees, tho viaor OF which 10
leas exhsuated by ovsrbearing and numbers,
or the limbs Of which are not broken BY the
leverage upon tho extended arms; and 3, tho
selection and removal OF scabby aud insert
punctured specimens on tho smaller kinds
In reducing worthless specimoua Such sorts
~ may be prunsd low, or within reach from
short ladders or light stAndA may be easily and
rapidly th,nnsd BY those who srs sccus-
toned to the work, or who know what 10
needed and the work may be done In much
tesa time than 10 commonly supposed by
those who try 70 excuse themselves from t.
IL may bs tried on . few tr0es, In contrast
Q portion OF . siuge tres. The usual mis-.
take Of the mex perisncsd is In not thinning
freely enough. A neiEhbor who took OF
halt the crop on his trees OF the Louise Bo0ne
de Jersey pear. tai 'rmsd US that the remsin.
ing pears afforded as heavy crop - that on
unthinned ones, aud he was satisfied the 70.
Hult would have been still better in quality
had he removed three iourths OF the original
amount Another tripled tho returns for his
Early York reaches by thinning them To six
inches apart on the branches
Osnss Lawns.
From the London Garden.
The beauty OF . Lawn consist In the even.
uess of itss surface, whether level or sloped,
tho absence OF worm cAsts and Of every
L ktnd Of obnoxious plants, suoh - the daisy,
plaintAip, crowioot, &c. lawn should also
be FREQ from coarse Rrssses which greatly
disisure o smooth swArd. Moaa, too, 10 uu.
desirable, although In the estimation OF some
It renders the turf soft and springy. To pre-.
aarvs q lawn In high keeping, cOnsidersbie
labor and attention are necessary, particularly
during the summer monthA In order to
have hns lawn, three things are necessary,
VIZ. deep soil, proper kinds Of grasses, and
regards deep soil, let II be borne In
mind that verdure, the chief point OF
beauty In . lawn. has to bs maintained
thTous sh the summer when the weather In ut
tim~p hot and dry. and therefore there must
he dep'h OF soil into which the grass can
strike root. 1t IL reported that the roots of
common clover In trenched ground descend
to q depth OF four feet. One OF the best lawns
ever saw Was laid down upon soil-a good
yellow loan OF some depih-that had been
deeply dug and then allowed IN settle /; on
this was placed Q layer OF two inches OF chalk
broken fine, and the interstices between the
chalk we're tlisd up with the fine sweepings
from Q graveyard road. This was well
beaten down until the surface WAS perfectly
level, and then the turf-cut from neigh.
boring common on which cattle grazsd-Was
laid. This was the finest, softest, greenest,
and most spriDgy lawn / ever saw. A rich
soil 10 not at all necessary, because that
would cause the grasses 70 grow rank what
IL wanted Is Q short growth and soft herbaga
Let the soil, therefore, be good, but not rich
depth ana the capacity To retain moisture are
tho nesdful qualities. II the land be light
and sandy, mixture OF . rather retsntive
loan should be added.
In selecting turf to mako lawn, that from
Q common or readable, - FREQ from weeds -
possible, should be employed. Common
lands grrzsd by sheep supply excellent turf
II sssds are to he used, the ground should 10
prepared and isveled In August, 40 that the
seeds may be sown early in September. A
lawn should not DO laid down upon . piece
Of ground that re quires draining but II 20,
then 1t should be properly drained.
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